The Department of Taxation has announced that the tax cap rate for the 2016/2017 fiscal year is .2% for all properties: residential (owner and non-owner occupied), commercial, land and personal property. This excludes new construction or property that has a change of use.
A new study has warned that if a woman drinks in the first six weeks of pregnancy she risks permanent damage to her unborn baby. Drinking alcohol at between three and six weeks pregnant can cause symptoms similar to foetal alcohol syndrome, the experts warned. Past studies have found exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can damage a baby, increasing the risk of a child suffering learning disabilities and congenital deformities.
The first trimester of pregnancy is the period of fetal organ development. It is within these three months that the fetus is at greatest risk of the teratogenic effects of drugs. Antidepressant agents represent a class of drugs in which concern has been raised over use in pregnancy.